Work on new calandria à this picture shows men working on the new calandria which was placed in the reconstructed NRX reactor at the Chalk River, Ont., atomic plant which broke down a little more than a year ago.
Date2/17/1954
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Original Toronto Star caption: Into this tank, which contains heavy water, are inserted 176 aluminum tubes containing rods of natural uranium. The old calandria which was buried in the projects disposal area, probably is the largest radioactive object that has ever been handled.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTS-2-124-GO-375
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Chalk River
County:Renfrew (Ont. : County)
Province or state:Ontario
February 1953